USDA Urges Court to Rule Against Motion That Would Force It to Fund Food Stamp Program

‘The Court must deny the requested injunction,’ government lawyers said.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington on June 28, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Oct. 29 urged a court not to order it to utilize emergency funds for the federal food stamp program, known as SNAP.

Lawyers for the USDA said that forcing the government to fund the program without appropriations from Congress would go beyond the authority of the court.